Resilient heel for shoes.



A. JENOZYK.

RESILIEN'I HEEL FOR SHOES,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1911.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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ANDREW JENCZYK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RESILIENT HEEL FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Sept. 24,1912.

Application filed March 16, 1911. Serial No. 614,909.

To all 'wlzom '1' It may concern Be it known that l, Axnunw JENCZYK, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Resilient Heels for Shoes, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to im n'oven'ients in resilient heels for shoes.

At the present time resilient heels are universally secured in position-'upon the shoe by means of metallic transversely extending securingdevices such as nails or screws. The employment; of the latter in thiscapacity defeats the purpose for which the resilient heel is designed.namely, that.

of lending resiliency to the heel in walking,

since such devices contact with the pavenieut in walking, thereby,because of their rigidity, preventing free compressing or .cusl'iioningaction of the heel.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a heel which maybe readily and easily secured in position without the use. of extraneoussecuring devices and which therefore will be of greatest. efficiency andafford greatest resiliency in use.

A further object is the provision of a resilient heel as mentioned,which will be of simple and economical C(JllStlllt'ilOfl and hence onewhich may be manufactured at a low cost.

other ohjccts will appear hereinafter.

\Vith these objects in view. my invention consists in a resilient heelcharacterized as above mentioned and in certain details of('OHStI'lICt'lOIi \Vlllcl'l will he hereinafter fully dcscril'i d. andparticularly pointed out in th& appended claim.

My invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this s'pecifieation' and in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the rearward end portion ofan ordinary shoe to the heel of which is secured a resilient heelsection embodying my invention. the, shoe heel and the resilientattachment being shown in section. and Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe resilient heel section detached.

The preferred form of my construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a resilient heel section '1 which adapted for arrangement uponthe base or lower end portion of the heel .2 of an ordinary shoe whichisshown at 3. The heel section 1 is formed entirely of resilient rubber,the same comprising the base portion 4 \vhiclris of a marginal formcorrespoiuling with that of the heel 2. Provided at the periphery ofthebase port-ion is an upwardly projecting circumferential flange 5which embraces the lower end portion of the heel 2. The portion of theheel 2 engaged by the flange 5 is beveled and the flange 5correspond'ingly. upwardly tapered so -that the peripheral edges of saidshoe heel and said resilient section will correspond. that is be flush.ly heveling the heel 2 as stated the base portion of the flange. 5 maybe correspondingly increased in thickness thereby adapt- 'iug saidllangc to better serve the purpose for which the same is designed. Also,by so forming said hcel a smooth surface is afforded at the conjuuctureof the resilient section and the shoe heel so that when said sectionsare colored the same, the presence of the resilient section will notbeapparent. In applying the resilient section the contat-ting portionsthereof. that is, the upper side of the portion 4- and the inner side ofthe llauge are securely cemented to the adjacent surfaces of the shoeheel. thereby pcruumcntly securing said section in position.

resilient; heel of the construction as set forth may be readily andquickly secured in position upon a shoe heel and after being properlyattached will be securely held by the cement. so that removal thereofwill be impossible. A resilient heel of the construction set forth isfree from any securing devices which tend to impair the free cushioningor compressing action thereof. hence the same is adapted to elliciently.serve to facilitate walking by lending resiliency to the slcp.

\Vhilc T have illustrateo and described the preferred constrm-tion forcarrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation andITlOtllllFHllIlOfl without departing from the spirit of the invention.l, therefore. do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction as set forth. but desirc to avail mvsclt' of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

'l i aving described my inventionwhal l claim as new and fiesireto'seoure by Letters Patent is:

The combinationwith a shoe heel having fthe lower portion of its fouredges in- *1 wetz'diiy and downwardly beveled, of e rubizreed; end acontinuous upstanding nenge'substentially V-shepedin cross seci'on. onthe outer edge of said tread and formed e0 fit said beveled edge, theouter 19 surface ef'seid tread and flange being so "'-'o1'me when theiread is applied to Be-1e heel ee'ici flange shell snugly fit saidbeveleci portion with its outer face flush with the adjacent feces ofthe shoe heel whereby the outer surfaces of the completed heel will besmooth and continuous, substantially as described.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ANDREW JENCZYK. Witnesses 2 HELEN F. LILLIS, JOSHUA R. H. Poms.

